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Jingled said:
Marc Spears said he's heard from two high ranking team executives that the Raptors are now the favorites to land Dame.
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I can see it happening if they find something good for OG in a three/four team deal. Dick, couple picks from Raps, whatever they can find for OG.
 
If you trade Dame to Toronto you better get those picks unprotected because Toronto could just end up flipping Dame to Miami in a year and out-tanking whatever they gave up for Dame.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
That’s foolish if true. He’s a win now piece and is due for a BIG deal that may be one of those that make you really pause.
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He's 26 years old. Were we foolish for wanting Lauri? It's not like Portland is in full tank mode. They will still have Simons and Grant, two legitimate 20 ppg scorers in the NBA, and Nurkic who is still a quality starting big. The West is so deep they will probably end up with a decent pick regardless, they don't really need to sell off to tank. They can be a competitive team who still loses a lot of games.

They overpaid so heavily on Grant they might have trouble just trading him off.

Wings just don't grow on trees. If you can get OG, you probably do it.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
He's 26 years old. Were we foolish for wanting Lauri? It's not like Portland is in full tank mode. They will still have Simons and Grant, two legitimate 20 ppg scorers in the NBA, and Nurkic who is still a quality starting big. The West is so deep they will probably end up with a decent pick regardless, they don't really need to sell off to tank. They can be a competitive team who still loses a lot of games.

They overpaid so heavily on Grant they might have trouble just trading him off.

Wings just don't grow on trees. If you can get OG, you probably do it.
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I get that but he’s on an expiring deal so you either pay him a ton or watch him walk. His asset value right now is likely at its peak… and their timeline is really Scoot/Sharpe/Dick? Simons is nice Grant is likely moved… Nurkic might be Ayton… if they want to roll the dice on OG that’s fine I guess. But he might be good enough that their picks end up in the 9-14 range instead of top 5… if you can get two picks for him I’d likely go ahead and do it. Lauri is kind of a once in a while type of glow up… may not see something like that for a few years. We also didn’t have two teenagers we were building around.

I also don’t really think OG has another big jump or level of his game. I think he’s a great 3&D plus type… who knows. They are free to do as the like but I’d say if they change their mind on him midway through the season his trade value will be 50% what it is now.
 
For me, OG being a win now piece isn’t a big deal for POR. But him essentially being on a one year deal….yeah I’d cash him in for picks rather than rolling the dice. OG’s bound to have premium trade value, the idea of him is perfect for a lot of teams and the reality isn’t too bad either.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
Yeah, I did a quick look just now and Bane doesn't come out as high as I would expect on some of the defensive metrics. Eye test tells me Bane is capable of much higher defense though.
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My memory might be faulty, but don't teams straight up target Bane on defense? I don't think of him as a plus defender at all. He's got the T-rex arms which is why he fell in the draft.
 
KqWIN said:
For me, OG being a win now piece isn’t a big deal for POR. But him essentially being on a one year deal….yeah I’d cash him in for picks rather than rolling the dice. OG’s bound to have premium trade value, the idea of him is perfect for a lot of teams and the reality isn’t too bad either.
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An expiring contract and a guy headed to his age 27 season that fits with A LOT of teams… we are talking like 35M+ per year… and he’s unrestricted. If they can’t get two solid firsts for him I’d understand keeping him as a team will pony up a first at the trade deadline as long as he’s healthy. It’s contract/age/where Portland is as a franchise.

I could see Cronin keeping him if he’s afraid for his job. They have a weird ownership situation and he may not want to captain a bottom feeder for his own reasons.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I mean, it just means they like KO better, not that Sexton/THT arent "keeper" quality.

Obviously KO is way better than Sexton.

He's better than THT right now, but THT has a higher ceiling if he really progresses this year. But it's also going to be much easier to keep KO than it will be THT, so that's probably part of the equation.
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THT has yet to prove himself as a positive NBA player, right now he's behind Kris Dunn at that
 
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